Conner Scott

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‘Always protest’? Drag Race, Pathé Newsreels, and Subversion in Mainstream Media

by Conner Scott on April 19, 2021

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RuPaul’s Drag Race sells itself, and has been praised, as a subversive television series. RuPaul, eponymous creator of the drag contest gameshow, has stated ‘true drag will never be mainstream. Because true drag has to

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